Man Facing Peeping Tom, Burglary Charges: Police

PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, MD - A man is behind bars and accused of burglary and being a peeping tom. Detectives with the Prince George's County Police Department arrested Aaron Nysus, 37, of Hyattsville Monday. Police say he broke into at least seven homes in College Park beginning Nov. 16. In at least five of the cases, he’s facing peeping tom charges, police said.

PGPD officers say they were most recently called to an apartment building in the 4300 block of Hartwick Road on Dec. 8. They spoke to a victim who told officers that at 5:45 a.m., she awoke to the sound of her front door opening, police said. She went to investigate the noise but reportedly didn’t find anyone in her apartment.

Detectives said they reviewed surveillance video from the building and saw that Nysus was the suspect who broke into her apartment. He also was seen on surveillance video checking the doors of approximately 25 apartments that same morning, police said. He walked into three other apartments while inside of the building, detectives said. He stayed in each of those apartments for several minutes. In each of those cases, residents were inside and unaware of his presence.

During the suspect's arrest, police say they collected evidence linking him to a break-in in an apartment on Nov. 17 in the 4000 block of Knox Road. In that case, police said the victim woke up to Nysus standing by her bed. He then ran from her apartment. Detectives said they also found additional items that could belong to victims who may not know they were victimized or knew and didn’t report the crime.

“Since October of 2014, this individual has been charged in seven incidents for multiple similar crimes in the same area. He is currently on probation for trespassing/peeping tom. Through a joint investigation with University of Maryland Police, we hope this helps bring some relief to the residents of College Park knowing that he was apprehended and charged once again,” said Major Sunny Mrotek, Commander of our Regional Investigation Division.

Nysus is currently charged with five counts of trespassing/peeping tom and fourth degree burglary. Additional charges are pending. A court commissioner set his bond at $9,500. He has since been released from the Department of Corrections.

If you have information on Nysus or are concerned you’ve been victimized by Nysus, police are urging people to call them at 301-699-2601. Callers wishing to remain anonymous may call Crime Solvers at 1-866-411-TIPS (8477), or go online at www.pgcrimesolvers.com, or use the “P3 Tips” mobile app (search “P3 Tips” in the Apple Store or Google Play to download the app onto your mobile device.)